The Société de gestion du Fonds pour la promotion de saines habitudes de vie gets a clean bill of health

On Universal Children's Day, November 20, Dr. Alain Poirier,
President of the Société de gestion du Fonds pour la promotion de
saines habitudes de vie, announced the first projects to receive
support from the Fund. The joint fund of $400 million over 10 years
was created through a partnership between the Lucie and André
Chagnon Foundation and the Quebec government. Jean-Marc Chouinard,
Chairman of the Board of Québec en Forme, commented that "less than
one year after our call for project proposals, we've enjoyed
tremendous success. The growing number of communities mobilized
around children fully justifies the creation of the Fund and
confirms its relevance."